William J. Mills, Ph.D, CIH

Education

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, 2001. Title of Dissertation: Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dioxins and Furans in Ambient Air during the Smithville Incineration Project. Areas of Specialization: Air Quality and Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Chemistry, and Toxicology.

Research Grants and Projects

An Li, Karl Rockne, and William Mills. Chronology of PBDE Air Deposition in the Great Lakes from Sedimentary Records, 10/1/01-5/1/04. US Environmental Protection Agency. $160,000 USD. This was the first grant awarded by Region V of US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to study PBDE in the Great Lakes.

William Mills and An Li. Source Profiles and Emissions Quantitation for Known or Suspected Sources of PCBs to Ambient Air in Chicago, 07/12/03-12/30/04. USEPA and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IL EPA). $120,000 USD.

William Mills, Source Profiles and Emissions Quantitation for Known or Suspected Sources of PCBs to Ambient Air in Chicago, 07/12/03-12/30/05. (Additional funding from PBT program competition). $25,000 USD.

William J. Mills. Support for Chemical Terrorism Analytical Activities. 9/01/05 to 6/30/06, Illinois Department of Public Health. $32,000 USD and use of Thermo-Finnigan GCQ Ion Trap GC-MS for research activities (in addition to funding).

William J. Mills. Support for Chemical Terrorism Analytical Activities. 07/01/06 to 6/30/07, Illinois Department of Public Health. $36,000 USD and use of IDPH Instrumentation for research activities (in addition to funding).